American Audacity: In Defense of Literary Daring: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the American Audacity: In Defense of Literary Daring audiobook runs 14.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Stephen Graybill (about 9.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 14.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 30 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 days |
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What our data says
- At 14.9 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 41,638 Literature audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Stephen Graybill
Stephen Graybill narrates 129 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,350 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literature shelf
2,067 Literature audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
American Audacity: In Defense of Literary Daring is an audiobook by William Giraldi: a 14.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Stephen Graybill, released October 16, 2018, on the Literature shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Stephen Graybill
- Released
- October 16, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literature
- ISBN
- 9781684413119
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the American Audacity: In Defense of Literary Daring audiobook?
American Audacity: In Defense of Literary Daring runs 14.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.9 hours.
Is the American Audacity: In Defense of Literary Daring audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates American Audacity: In Defense of Literary Daring?
American Audacity: In Defense of Literary Daring is narrated by Stephen Graybill.
Is American Audacity: In Defense of Literary Daring worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.9 hours, saving 5 hours.